Beltsville Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

Mission:
The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center conducts research related to the production and protection of plants and animals as well as research to protect our natural resources. In addition, the Center provides support services for facilities, research support and administration to the three units that make up the Beltsville Area.

Laboratories

• Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology
• Animal Improvement Programs
• Animal Parasitic Diseases
• Bee Research
• Bovine Functional Genomics
• Crop Systems & Global Change
• Environmental Management & ByProduct Utilization
• Environmental Microbial and Food Safety
• Food Quality
• Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables
• Hydrology & Remote Sensing
• Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior
• Molecular Plant Pathology
• National Germplasm Resources
• Nematology
• Soybean Genomics & Improvement
• Sustainable Agricultural Systems
• Sustainable Perennial Crops
• Systematic Entomology
• Systematic Mycology & Microbiology